Just over a week ago, on the 11th of May, South Africa and Cuba celebrated 29 years of diplomatic relations. And we have seen the bilateral relationship between the two play out throughout the years. More recently, in 2020 Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa to combat the Coronavirus and then South African student doctors were sent to Cuba to further their studies and then 24 Cuban engineers arrived in the country to assist with addressing South Africa’s water crisis in 2021 and in 2022, the government announced that it would donate about R50 million to Cuba to help it address its food security challenges. With all these developments in recent years, we want to take a look at Cuba and South Africa’s bilateral relations in 2023.

Professor David Monyae, Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg and Cuban Ambassador to South Africa, Enrique Orta Gonzalez join Lerato Mbele for the conversation.

Just over a week ago, on the 11th of May, South Africa and Cuba celebrated 29 years of diplomatic relations. And we have seen the bilateral relationship between the two play out throughout the years. More recently, in 2020 Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa to combat the Coronavirus and then South African student doctors were sent to Cuba to further their studies and then 24 Cuban engineers arrived in the country to assist with addressing South Africa’s water crisis in 2021 and in 2022, the government announced that it would donate about R50 million to Cuba to help it address its food security challenges. With all these developments in recent years, we want to take a look at Cuba and South Africa’s bilateral relations in 2023.
Professor David Monyae, Director for the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg and Cuban Ambassador to South Africa, Enrique Orta Gonzalez join Lerato Mbele for the conversation.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

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